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W. G. L'ATIMER. CASH REGISTER AND INDICATOR.

4 1 133 Patented 0011i 20, 1891.

ZZZZmeMw/ UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

\VILLIAH G. LATIMER, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO THE LATIMER CASH REGISTER COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

CASH REGISTER AND INDICATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 461,636, dated October 20, 1891.

Application filed July 22, 1890. Serial No. 359,557. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: lets had fallen to hold up the elevated rods, Be it known that l, ILLIAM G. LATIMER, a suitable detent or shoulder being provided, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dewhich rested upon the bar. The objection to troit, in the county of Vayne and State of this construction is its multiplicity of parts, 55 Michigan, have invented certainnew and usedanger of getting out of order, and expense ful Improvements in Cash Registers and Indiof manufacture. cators,of which the followingisaspecification, Another device which has been tried is to reference being had therein to the accompaenlarge the shoulder upon the tablet-rods, nying drawings. whereby as it rises it will swing out the tab- 60 This invention relates to new and useful let-rod beyond its normal position, thereby improvements in cash registers and indicaallowing all elevated tablet-rods to drop, and tors; and the invention relates to the peculiar then a reduced portion of the shoulder allows construction of the means employed for holdthe bar to swing beneath the shoulder on the ing up the operated tablet and dropping out of elevated rods and hold them up. This is in- 65 sight the tablets previously operated,whereby operative, however, under circumstances the correct indication is already made, all as where a number is indicated having more more fully hereinafter described. than one figure and the succeeding number The invention herein described isintended contains but a single figure of the previous as an improvement upon my patent, No. indication. For instance, suppose $6.25 7o 409,107, of August 13, 1889. were indicated and the succeeding indication In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is was 5 cents. The shoulder on the rod bea vertical central section through a cash-reging above the universal bar, the latter would ister embodying my improvements, showing not be moved and the indication would reone tablet in its indicating position. Fig. 2 main $6.25. 75 is a similar section showing the tablet-rod My improvement retains the simplicity of and locking-bar in the position they would the lastunentioned device and gives the most be upon the depression of a key. Fig. 3 is a perfect results in operation. The universal rear elevation of the tablet-rods, as shown in bar G extends across the rear of all the tab- Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a detail view. let-rods and is pivoted at its rear edge, bear- 8o A is the frame of the machine. ing with the lip a on its forward edge against E are the keys. the rear of the tablet-rods. l) is a cut-away C is the transverse shaft upon which the portion in the bar, and c is a second shorter keys are pivoted. lip on the front of the bar. Each tablet-rod D are the tablet-rods supported upon the is provided with the pin or shoulder (Z and 85 rear ends of the keys, one rod on each key, the striker-arm c, of greater length than the each rod being supported in suitable Vertical pin and below the same. The parts being guides E and carries at its upper end a suitthus constructed, any key having been previable figured tablet F. Any suitable registerously operated,upon the operation of a second ing mechanism may be used. key the pin (Z first strikes the lip a as it 9c Heretofore many devices have been devised passes up, and then the arm 6 strikes the lip for holding up the elevated tablet-rod and c, turning the bar until it is entirely free of dropping the elevated tablets upon the dethe tablet-rods and leaving ample space for pression of a succeeding key. the elevated tablet-rods to drop without strik- The device shown in my patent referred to ing the pin (Z, the position of the parts being 95 consisted of connecting mechanism between as shown in Fig. 2. As soon as the operator the keys and a universal bar, such as G, releases thekey the rod falls back,and the bar whereby the bar was withdrawn from contact G turns on its pivot and engages under the pin with the tablet-rods by this connecting mechd to hold up the operated rod. The successanism, allowing all the elevated tablets to ive operation of a single key will thus turn too drop; but the bar wasallowed to come in conthe bar G to release any previously-operated tact with the rod as soon as the exposed tabtablets. I

What I claim as my invention is rods of a length greater than said spaoe,sub- 10 In a cash-register, the combination, with stantially as described. the frame and vertical tablet-rods, of a lock- In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in ing-bar ecoentrieally mounted in the frame, a presence of two Witnesses. 5 lip extending out from the upper portion of i 1 V V 1 the bar, a lip on the bar below the other lip VILLIAM LA 1 IMEh' and of a length less than the same, shoulders I Witnesses: on the rods of a length less than the space be- I M. B. ODOG-HERTY,

JAMES WHITTEMORE.

tween the lower lip and rods, and arms on the 

